Corporación Financiera Alba is an investment company established in 1986 and listed in Spain

Main investments

Ebro Foods

Multinational food company operating in the rice and pasta sectors.

The Company has a sales or manufacturing presence in more than 25 countries in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa through an extensive network of subsidiaries and brands, positioning itself as the world leader in the rice sector and the world’s second largest pasta manufacturer.

Naturgy

Spanish-based international integrated gas and electricity utility company. It operates in over 30 countries, with a strong presence in Spain and Latin America, and is present in both regulated and liberalised businesses.

The Company is the third largest utility in Spain and the largest LNG operator in the Atlantic basin.

Acerinox

Acerinox is one of the main stainless steel producers worldwide. Since its establishment, the company has carried out a constant investment program, developing in-house technological innovations that, in some cases, have become a milestone within the stainless steel technology.

The company has four flat product plants (Spain, United States, South Africa and Malaysia), three long product plants (Roldán and Inoxfil in Spain and NAS Long Products in the United States) and an extensive sales network, with warehouses and service centres in more than 35 countries.

Indra Sistemas

Indra is one of the leading global technology and consulting companies and the technological partner for core business operations of its customers world-wide. It is a world-leader in providing proprietary solutions in specific segments in Transport and Defence markets, and the leading firm in Digital Transformation Consultancy and Information Technologies in Spain and Latin America through its affiliate Minsait.

Its business model is based on a comprehensive range of proprietary products, with a high-value focus and with a high innovation component. The Company has a local presence in 46 countries and business operations in over 140 countries.

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME)

Operator of all stock markets and financial systems in Spain, controlling the Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia stock exchanges. BME has been a listed company since July 2006 and has become a reference in the sector in terms of solvency, efficiency and profitability.

BME is highly diversified in terms of activities and is organized into six business units: Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, Clearing, Settlement and Market Data & Value Added Services (VAS).

Viscofan

Viscofan is the world leader in artificial casings for meat products, being the only worldwide manufacturer that produces all the categories of casing products (cellulose, collagen, fibrous and plastic). It controls a network of production sites in Europe (Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, Serbia and Belgium), North America (United States, Canada and Mexico), Latin America (Brazil and Uruguay), Asia (China) and Oceania (Australia). Additionally, it also has cogeneration plants in Spain and Mexico.

The Company is highly diversified from a geographic point of view and distributes its products in over 100 countries worldwide.

Euskaltel

Established in 1995, Euskaltel is the leading telecommunications operator in the North of Spain, offering services to a market of six million people. The Company is a leader in fibre optics and telecommunications convergent services (Broadband, Mobile and landline telephony and Pay-to-view television) in the Basque Country, Galicia and Asturias.

The Company was listed the 1st of July of 2015 and is the leader in cash flow conversion ratio compared to similar companies in the sector in Europe.

Parques Reunidos

Parques Reunidos Group is one of the leading leisure park operators in the world. With more than 50 years of experience, it currently operates over 60 parks in Europe, Middle East, and Australia. During high season, it has up to 18,000 employees worldwide.

The company manages parks with strong brands in four key market segments: amusement and theme parks, zoos, water parks and marine life parks. In terms of attendance, Parques Reunidos is the second largest operator of parks in Europe and the eight worldwide, with twenty million visitants per year.

CIE Automotive

International industrial group based in Spain that manages high added value processes. The Company is a supplier of components and sub-assemblies for the global automotive market, basing its actions on the use of complementary technologies and various associated processes.

CIE Automotive designs and manufactures components and sub-assemblies globally, in around 100 production sites distributed in 90 locations (8 of them multi-technology), in 17 countries on 4 continents. This multi-location is its own version of the typical process of internationalisation, based on decentralised management and led by local teams. Additionally, the Company has developed its expertise know how in various technologies and materials so it can fulfil its customer needs on the most suitable way possible.

Global Dominion

Global provider of multitechnology services and specialised engineering solutions. Global Dominion combines knowhow, technology and innovation to help its customers make their productive processes more efficient, either by fully outsourcing them (“Services”) or by implementing solutions underpinned by specialised technology and platforms (“Solutions”).

Within this context, the Company emphasises the gaps created by the disruption caused by the digital revolution and the scope for selective digitalisation to drive efficiency gains

Verisure

Verisure is the leading provider of monitored alarm solutions for residential households and small businesses, headquartered in Switzerland. The company operates through the “Securitas Direct” and “Verisure” brands in 15 countries in Europe and Latam.

Its business model integrates product development, design and sales with installation, service and a 24/7 professional monitoring solution.

Corporación Financiera Alba reached a net profit of €129 million in the first nine months of 2019

10/01/2019

Corporación Financiera Alba reached a net profit of €67 million in the first half of 2019

Investment strategy

Since its inception, Corporación Financiera Alba has oriented its investment activity towards adding value supported by a profitable growth model sustainable in the long term, with a prudent policy of risk diversification and low indebtedness. Consequently, Alba invests in leading companies, with a solid management team, a strong and flexible financial situation and a proven competitive advantage in their sectors.

As a shareholder, Alba pursues to be a long term partner with strong commitment with the existing shareholders and the management team.